[July 02, 2014]
(Reuters) - U.S. apartment
vacancy rate was unchanged in the second quarter, while
new construction rebounded as weather improved, real
estate research firm Reis Inc <REIS.O> said in a report
released on Tuesday.

The national vacancy rate was 4.1 percent, unchanged from the first
quarter but down from 4.3 percent a year earlier.

New construction rose to 33,210 units, outpacing the number last
year.